BLOWTUBE

blowgun, blowpipe, blowtube, blow tube

(noun) a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing

blowtube, blow tube, blowpipe

(noun) a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

blowtube (plural blowtubes)

A blowpipe (used in metallurgy, etc.).

(rare) A blowgun.

Source: Wiktionary


Blow"tube`, n.

1. A blowgun. Tylor.

2. A similar instrument, commonly of tin, used by boys for discharging paper wads and other light missiles.

3. (Glassmaking)

Definition: A long wrought iron tube, on the end of which the workman gathers a quantity of "metal" (melted glass), and through which he blows to expand or shape it; -- called also blowing tube, and blowpipe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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